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The Labor enquirer., 1887-12-03
How lis FiendIsh Hellhounds
Put 10 Shame the
Inquisition.
YORYURES OF THR DARK AGES
.Cato' Details Some Of the Horrible
Methods Rsssrtsi to to Hang
Our Comrades.

For the Enquirer.
Fourinnocent men have been
strangled to death at the COM
mand Of the state by its legally
elected officers.
Authority has triumphed through
the medium Of the hangman.
Law and order"-the law and
order ordained and sancti6ed by
the high priests Of the god Nam.
mon-reign supreme.
Society has avenged itself
upon its enemies, and the beast oi
property can resume its interrupt
ed feast of human flesh and blood.
The state is the Lord High Ex-
ecutioner-Long live the state!
The church applauded the foul
deed-thcrefore the church is
holy!
The press-the vilest prostitute
Of a debauched system-shrieked
incessantly for blood. The voices
Of FIVE of our noblest are forever
hushed in answer to that demoni-
ac cry.
Our martyr heroes have gone to
their long rest, and the startling
incidents and scenes attending
their last days in this life are
now part Of history.
In the dramatic and sensational
occurrences connected with the
chief personages of this tragedy,
minor happenings, which other
wise would have received marked
attention, have been lost sight of
or forgotten. Now that they have
silenced the voies Of the people by
the murder of some of its ablest
advocates, it is fitting that the pen
should be welded with redoubled
vigor to tell the fearful wrongs
under which the people suffer, to
picture the crimes committed in
the name of law.
1t will be remembered that i'm
mediate!y following the Haymar-
ket affair large number of ar
rests were made by the police.
Scores of persons, upon the slight
est suspicion, were seized without
warrant and immurcd for weeks
in the filthy dungeons of the sta
tion houses and Jail. Some were
permitted to depart after being
detained a week; others we're kept
prisoners for a month and six
weeks and several were confined
in the county jail, without hear
ing or trial, subjected to the Sc
we're treatment OF the most des-
perate criminals, for from four to
six months,
Among the latter were three of
my personal acquaintances. Let
me tell you their crime( and suf-
terings. Never forget. o intelli-
gent, liberty-loving American
reader, that these and similar out
RACES occurred in this great city
It's hundreds of churches. its libra
rles, its free schools and its organ
ized charities in the year of grace.
1886. Here. in America. under
the bill Of rights made sacred by
the blood of patriots shed in the
Revolution.
These three men belonged to
the now famous American group.
All were present at the Haymar-
ke' meeting, and witnessed the
SaVagery Of the police on that mo-
mentous occasion.
That was their crime" and the
only thing that could be offered
against them, except that one of
'ne'r number, an old man of very
The Labor enquirer., 1887-12-03

Regulate the regulator" with
Warmers Log Cabin Sarsaparilla,
largest bottle in the market, I2o
doses for 81. All druggists.
The Labor enquirer., 1887-12-03
4. FISCHER.
Schooled In Socialism by His
Father, Il Took Him
Captive.

UapAve.
TRUE 10 @ CONVICTIONS
He Was : Powerful Asitator in'
Struck Capitalisn Hard
Blsws.
New York Social Science.
The city of Bremen, on tn,
banks of the Weser, in Germany
is Adolph ,Fischer's birthplace
The son of a wage-worker, he
there received such education a.
the provision of the law affords tt
the mass of the people in tht
common schools. At the age o.
fifteen he sailed for the Uniteo
States, and in the printing office
of his brother, William B. Fischer
in Little Rock, Arkansas, learned
the trade of a printer, at which he
worked up to the time of his ar
rest. He married in 1881, anc
has three little children, one cir
and two boys, who are at present
with his wife in Chicago.
In June, 1883, he came with his
family to Chicago, where he founc
employment as a compositor in
the office of the Ay5eitey Zeitamg
working there until after the Hay
market affair. At the same time
he was earnestly engaged in the
agitations of the laboring classes
holding those political and eco
nomical views commonly styled
as anarchistic ideas, He was-one
of the most active and energetic
among the Chicago apostles oi
the new doctrines, untiring in his
efforts toward educating his fel-
low-workers, and consequently
looked upon by the opposite side
as a very dangerous man.
In a sketch of his life he relates
how, in his early youth, his mind
began to grapple with the social
problem. His father belonged to
the Socialist party in Bremen
and the boy one day having heard
his teacher uttering sentiments
derogatory to the Socialists went
home to question his father
whether his political friends were
really such an awful bad, lazy and
theiving lot as the teacher describ-
ed them to be. "Much to my
surprise, my dear father laughed
aloud and embraced me very af-
fectionately. Dear Adolph,' he
said, if Socialism is what your
teacher explained it to be, why
then the very same institution:
which prevail now would be So
cialistic! And my father went
on to show me how in fact there
were SO many idlers and indolent
people under the now existing
form of society, who were residing
in palatial houses and living lux.
uriously at the expense of the so
Der and industrious working peo
pie, and that Socialism had the
mission to abolish such unjust di.
vision. After this day / accompa
MED my father to Socialistic gath
erings, and soon became convinc.
ed ofwhat he said"
The bright boy began to study
the pamphlets of Socialistic liter
ature, and also to look about him
with a keen. observing eye. He
saw the hardships of the toiling
masses, their miserable novels
and how the earnings of the most
industrious of wage-workers were
not sufficient to afford them and
their families the pleasures and
comforts of life. Il perceived
that the diligent. never-resting,
human working bees, who create
all wealth and FIJI the magazines
with provisions. fuel and clothing
enjoy only a minor part of theil
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AIReH||Y| | l I ! DEAD?
Iheso Exseu !! ! dom i Have Not
settlsd ThIs Anarchy
Business |"
ROGUE AL CHURCH Z PEOPLE'
The Rslisien Il Christ Is Not in the
CAursh, Whish Isaa Engine
q Oppression.

L y - ~--0e-S
of 0pprsssien.
The Rev. H. o. Pentecost, a
Unitarian minister Of Newark. N.
J.. delivered a sermon on the Sum
day after the murder of which the
following is a synopsis:
-Four anarchists were hanged
in Chicago on Friday to avenge
the death of seven policemen,
killed by a bomb a year and a
half ago. It was not proven that
any one of them threw the bomb.
It was not proven that he who
threw the bomb was personally
instigated by any of these men.
= = y
DO you think these executions
have settled the anarchy businessa
If so you are mistaken. There
will be no immediate disturbance,
but wait till the next considerable
labor trouble arises in Chicago,
and if you do not have another
batch of anarchists to hang ! shall
be mistaken.
do you think you can main
tain peace and freedom in this
country by force7 That is what
/ it is coming to. Free America
must use Winchester rifles to
keep the people in subsection.
Have you ever asked yourself
why it ISL You say, because the
newspapers do, that this agitation
results from the foreign condi-
tions which surrounded many of
these men before they came here.
You can say that this is not a des-
potic government and there is no
excuse for anarchy. But there
would not be FIVE thousand So
cialist voters in New York, many
of them intelligent and good men;
there would not be the anarchists
of Chicago if there we're not con-
ditions in this country as we'll
as Germany and Russia favor
able to the development of these
sentiments.
The trouble is not so much in
what is called the government
as in social conditions. What are
these conditions7 Our system of
land holding breeds grabbers and
spectators, whose ill-gotten gains
are taken from the people. Our
system of other monopolies. based
upon land monopoly rental, cul-
minating in irresponsible trusts,
is a system of legalized robbery
falling 'ultim ately on the poor.
Our system of voting makes cor
ruption easy; makes it impossible
except once in long while and
except for one election only, to
have good men elected. The an
archist sees this and says to the
people, there is no hope in the
ballot, only in the bullet, and
many of the people are beginning
to believe him.
"Our law favors the rich and
oppresses the poor. Our legis-
lators are owned by the rich, and
our executive officers enforce only
such laws as the rich on the one
hand or the vicious on the other
wish to have enforced. The real
anarchists in the community are
the monopolists. the political
bosses and the unfaithful officials.
These are the men who are
hurrving us to ruin; these are
the men who rob the peo-
pie; these are the men who
cried for the death of the poor.
friendless anarchist. because driv-
en- to desperation he vengefully
fires = bomb into the ranks of his
robbers and oppressors. Oh, fools.
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LABOR INTERESTS.

The Chicago Master Masons and the Mate
rial Men Unable to Work In Harmony.
Special 20 the INDIANAPOLIS journal.
CHICAGO, May 3I-After making desperate
effort to secure the support of the material men
at the beginning of the lockout, the master ma
sons have suddenly come to the conclusion that
they no longer have any need of their support
When asked, to-day. if the material men were
still standing by the masons' association, Mr..
Downey, the president, said What do we care
whether they stand by not2 Let them sell
as much and often as they can. Whom are
they going to sell tot We control nine -tenths of
the work in the city. and won't buy of them
Let the brick-yards start up; the master masons
will make no attempt to stop them. Four years
ago we had a like trouble, and material was of
fered to all who wished to buy but none was
sold We beat the brick-layers then. and we'll
beat them now"
Mr.. Downey also stated that there were over
three hundred non-union men now at work
Ninetyfive non union men were set at work yes
terday. and men were coming in every day in
good numbers. in response to advertisements of
the masons association
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Gang of Rand,ts sro,een I'm.

..okowNsvILLE, Tex, May 3l.-At dawn yes
~ hhluny y morning, in the midst of driving rain
-, .o balsa cutoff. above Santa Maria, Mexican
rssrtory, on this side of the river, and the
eluge OF about thirty desperate bandits, thieves
suu sd smugglers. was raided by forces from both
uss s OK the river. Sheriff Breto, of this county,
as. aeputy Clansner of Hidalgo, with about
~ Eancheros and deputies entered and drove
~. t'e bandits, who met with n warm reception
~ ~ ens other side from n detachment of the Third
6Asairy, under Col. Moves Hernandez. A sharp
sns vn.' ensued, in which Colonel Hernandez was
.uuued In the hand, one of his men killed and
a-aI ner wounded. One bandir was killed. sew
~ wounded and number captured, several OF
~ ' well-known murderers, were executed on
To- spot large amount of stolen stock was
a. "u; most OF which returned TO it's own
me- breto brought in two men, Florencia AL
faI and Dolores Cantu. and placed them in
~ On account of the dense brush number
hIo .sSu criminals made good their escape. The
and -, however, a severe one to the disorderly
IT,. criminal element which had gathered In
rnit sutohs, as they believed, safe from pur-
a. assy HDe Tor any revolutionary plot and main
Ns themselves by robbery and plunder.
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SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN.
lie Arrives at Springfield and Is rendered
Reception-He Will Speak This Afternoon.

SPRrNGFIELD, H., May Ex-senator John
Sherman. accompanied by Senator c. B. Far
well, Col. james Sexton, William Penn Nixon
and other prominent Republican politicians.
arrived here. this evening, by special car over
the Chicago & Alton. The party met at
Lincoln by Secretary of State Dement,, State
Treasurer Lanner, and by members of the
Legislature and the citizens reception commit
tee Arriving at the depot, Senator Sherman and
party were driven to the Leland Hotel, where
Mr.. Sherman held an informal levee, lasting
about one hour. The Senator and State officers
ware then driven to Senator Cullom's residence,
to o'clock dinner. Tonight Senator Sher-
man rendered a reception, which was largely
attended both by members of the Legislature
and citizens, by the Governor and Mrs. Oglesby.
Senator Sherman comes to Springfield by invita-
ton of several leading Republican members of
the Legislature. and will tomorrow afternoon
speak upon the political issues of the day. Elab
crate arrangements have been made. and a large
audience from adjoining territory is expected.
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A PITIFUL CASE.
An Aged Couple Commit Suicide Because
Poverty Compelled Their Separation.

JERSEY CRY, May 3L-Professor Charles
Seiihorf and his wife Matilda, aged ninety-one
and ninety-two, tired OF long and futile strug-
gle with destitution, committed suicide this
afternoon, at Union Hill. Seidhorf, IL is said,
was professor OF chemistry at Heidelburg Uni
versity, Germany. thirty five years ago. He
supported himself by writing for newspapers.
making translations, and occasionally lecturing
upon chemistry and electricity These means
failed. and the couple lived in filth and
saualor To-day the poor master called to
take him to Snake Hill Hospital where light
employment had been provided for him. He
begged for an hours time. At its expiration the
officers found him and his wife lying dead on
the floor, and letter saying they had taken
that deadliest of poisons, cyanide of potassium.
He gave as a reason for the act that he could
not take his wife with him to the hospital. and
could not live without her He also spoke of
having been wronged by some one. Il was a
most pitifu affair.
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AVENGED BY JUDGE LYNCH
UncOnfirmed Report of a Fiendish Out
rage, Followed by Swift Punishment.
Penalty for Brutal and Criminal AS
sault Upon Twelve Year Old Girl.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. May 31.-Near Eckeriy,
Ind, a village fifty miles from Louisville, on the
Airline railway, last Sunday morning. Charles
and Clay Davis called at the farm
of John Flanagan, and, after sending
Flannigan's two to another part
of the farm to drive some cattle out of field
into which they had strayed, the Davis boys
took the twelve year-old daughter of Flanagan
to the woods, and, tying her to tree. outraged
her. They then left her gagged, and she was
not found until o'clock the next
morning She was able to tell the
story of the outrage, and dozen neichbors
found the Davis boys and hanged both to
trees near the scene of their crime. John Enlow,
a cousin of the Davis boys, was hanged alongside
them, he being strongly suspected, although
there was no positive evidence against him.
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they were fired upon by four More than
dozen shots were fired. but none of them took
effect. The executive board of the Miners AS
sociation are now in session at Everson consider
ing the strike. 1t is thought measures will be
taken to secure a conference with the operators.
and that the strike will be settled In few days
The following report of the affair was received
from the superintendent of the works by the
coke syndicate about 2:30 o'clock this morn
Ing ali attempt was made to blow up the shaft
building of the Pittsburg q Cleveland Gas, Coal
and Coke Company. at Davidson Station, on the
Southwest Pennsylvania. about three quarters
of a mile north of Connelsyille. bomb made OF
one-and -ahalf-inch gas pipe. filed with dynamite
and plugged up with oak plug, was placed un-
der the building and fired. The bomb was not
placed far enough under the building to accom-
plish the object sought. and no serious damage
was done. The pumper, one fireman and
watchman were in the building at the time
When the explosion occurred the fireman and
watchman ran out and were fred upon by the
dynamiters- There were three and possible four
men in the party. but none were recognized"
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The Stove-Molders. Strike.

CHICAGO. May 3l.-The molders say that the
sending back of the Bridge Beach company's
patterns does not end the trouble between
Cribben 81 Sexton aud other foundrvmen
throughout the country. The molders claim
that they have all along been dissatisfied with
the wages paid them, and that it is more than
probable that a general demand for higher wages
will be made Mr.. Crlbben. of Cribben & Seq
ton, said to-day: Our men will not begin work
before the first of the week, at least There are
some matters that will have to be settled before
we can resume and it will require until next
week to arrange them. OF course we cannot
tell what the molders will do in the meantime
We are prepared for any emergency that NAV
arise"
CLEVELAND. May 31.-W. W. Baldwin, of this
city, chairman of the Third district executive
committee of the Stove-founders' National-de-
fense Association. received telegram from the
chairman of the general executive COMMITTEES
to-day that put end to the lockout of the
molders. The dispatch announced that Bridge
Beach q Co., the St. Louis firm that caused the
lockout throughout the country, had resumed
operations with full complement of men, and
needed no further assistance from the defense
association. The firm also ordered that their
patterns sent to Cleveland and other cities be-
returned The stove foundries here, SO long idle,
will resume operations at once
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Prominent Man Accidentally Shot.

Special to the lndianapolis Journal
DAYTON, o., May 31.--Fowler Stoddard, a
prominent manufacturer, was shot in the head
with a revolver, tonight. by Newton Chubbe,
aged twenty-one, and now lies at the point OF
death. Chubbe claims the shooting purely
accidental.
The tragedy is inexplicable, except upon the
theory that the victim was mistaken for an
other man with whom he was talking at
the time. Chubbe deliberately stepped mp
to Stoddard, who was conversing with two other
citizens and shot him in the left ear. the ball
lodging on the right side of his head Stoddard
had no knowledge OF the assassin. The latter
ran away. but was soon arrested. and
claimed that the shooting accidental.
Witnesses testify TO his deliberate firing and
fight. At midnight. Stoddards mind was
unsettled, and the surgeons appeared to think
his case hopeless. Stoddard is the younger son
of the late eminent lawyer, Henry Stoddard, a
relative of the Shermans, and is the sou-in-law
of Colonel John G. Low.
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Miners National Assembly

PTrTsBURG. May 31.-William H. Bailey. of
the general executive board. Knights of Labor.
and number of delegates from the eastern part
OF pennsylvania, left this morning for Cincin-
matt, TO attend the annual convention of the
Miners National Assembly No 135, knights of
Labor. IL has 10000 members. Bailey will
supmc several recommendations, viz: Increas-
ing the divisions from eleven to about twenty
tne better to cover the present and also addi-
dional territory, especially in the South and
southwest; also, the passage of law making it
compulsory, where matters su omitted TO
arbitration, that membership be forfeited if they
refuse to abide by the decision of the board they
themselves have elected: also, the establishing
OF a beneficiary fund to support families of
dead members The convention will be III
session about a week. and a very important
one Alr. Bailey, who is master workman, will
probably be succeeded by Robert Lynn, of Kan
sas, or X. w. Price, of Richmond, Mo.
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Chicaco's Peculiar Politics.

CHICAGO May 31.-Ten of the twelve candi
dates nominated by the bar committee in opposi-
ton to judicial candidates, who said to have
purchased their honors, declined to-day to run.
The bar associations primary, conse-
quently, resolved itself into general
scramble. Trading and scratching wero
carried on to such an extent that the
result could not be learned until nearly mid
night All three of the ori ginal Republican can
didates pulled through. Though somewhat un-
satisfactory, they had not been charged with
buying their nominations. The Democratic
trio were buried ont of sight. The three new
men named are Julius S. Grinnell. Frank Baker
and Richard w. Clifford
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MINOR MATTERS.

The Contest for the Rushvilie Postofce-nIr.
OchiItree's Chances Very Good.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WAsHIsGToN, May 3L.-It is probable that
Mr. Thomas Oehitree will be appointed. when
the President returns, to fill the vacancy in the
Rushville. Ind. postoffice, caused by the death
of the widow of General Hackleman. who has
held the position of postmistress since 1869.
There seems to be some contention. however,
between the friends of Ochiltree aud William
Cassidy. The former has the support of Sena-
tors Voorhees, and Turpie. who have recon-
mended him. while the latter is being persist
entity urged by ex-senator Mcdonald. Ochil-
tree has undoubtedly the strongest local back
ing besides watchful friend in the person Of
Deputy-commissoner Henderson.
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GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.

Few of the Belgian Strikers Resume Work,
but Other Toilers Join the Idlers.
BRUSSELS. May 3L.-The miners in the Liege
district have resumed work. In the Borinage
and Center districts, at Charleroi. very few of
the strikers have returned to work.
The syndicate of factory engineers of this
district have joined the strike, although the
Brussels federation had advised then, not
to. NJ. Anseele. the leader of the Ghent So
cialists, is also opposed to the decision of the
syndicate
Everything is quiet in the Seraing district and
many strikers returning to work.
The cabinet-makers and metal-workers have
followed the example of the factory engineers
and Joined the strikers. Tho action of these
workmen unexpected, as they have hitherto
been regarded as having grievances and being
quite contented with their lot.
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Labor Notes.

PITTsBURG, May 3L-A scheme is on foot TO
place John Jarrett at the head of the new iron
and steel-workers' assembly of the Knights of
Labor, which is to be formed at the convention
to be held at Harrisburg Pa, on Saturday next
the Amalgamated Association OF Iron and Steel
workers
CHICAGO. May 3L-The three rolling g-mils of
the North Chicago company are extremely short
It is stated tonight that the companys two mills
in Chicago will shut down in about week and
that the mill in Milwaukee cannot run much
greater time The closing of the three mills will
make four thousand employees idle.
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Gable Notes.

Professor Wagner. the African traveller, COM
mitted suicide at Munich. yesterday.
1t is officially announced that the Crown Prince
Frederick William will attend the jubilee fes-
tiyities in London next month.
Prince Bismarck Is again indisposed. and con-
seduently will not attend the ceremony at Kiel.
He WILL instead. go to Friedrichsruhe as soon
he feels able ro undertake the journey.
xIheecentral crater of Mount Etna began
erursing yesterday morning. The flow contin-
ues increasing in volume. Heavy clouds of
smoke and masses of stones and cinders are is
suing from the crater
President Grevy has made personal donation
of 10, 000f for the benefit of sufferers by the
Opera Comique fire. No search has vet been
made in the upper galleries for bodies of persons
supposed to have lost their lives there